On March 4th, Judas Priest kicked off the first show of their 50 Heavy Metal Years North American tour at Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL with Queensrÿche supporting. Fan-filmed video of Queensrÿche’s opening set can be viewed below.
The setlist was as follows:
“Queen Of The Reich”
“Warning”
“En Force”
“NM 156”
“Empire”
“Blood Of The Levant”
“The Whisper”
“Operation: Mindcrime”
“The Needle Lies”
“Take Hold Of The Flame”
“Screaming In Digital”
“Eyes Of A Stranger”
Remaining tour dates are as follows:
March
6 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
7 – Maverik Center – Salt Lake City, UT
9 – Angel Of The Winds Arena – Everett, WA
10 – Moda Center – Portland, OR (with Sabaton, no Queensrÿche)
12 – Fox Theater – Oakland – Oakland, CA
13 – Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood – Las Vegas, NV
15 – The Shrine – Los Angeles, CA
16 – Arizona Federal Theater – Phoenix, AZ
18 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX
20 – HEB Center – Austin, TX
21 – Freeman Coliseum – San Antonio, TX (with Sabaton, no Queensrÿche)
23 – Nashville Municipal Auditorium – Nashville, TN
25 – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre – Alpharetta, GA
27 – Charleston Civic Center Coliseum – Charleston, WV
29 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA
30 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
31 – MGM National Harbor – Washington, DC
April
2 – Foxwoods Casino Arena – Mashantucket, CT
4 – Paul E. Tsongas Arena – Lowell, MA
7 – Halifax Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
10 – Videotron Center – Quebec City, Quebec
11 – Place Bell – Montreal, Quebec
13 – FirstOntario Centre – Hamilton, Ontario
